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* The [[~~Rifftrax~~]] for ''[[Batman and Robin (~~Film~~)|Batman and Robin]]'' contains a joke pointing out the resemblance between Dr. Woodrue and a certain character from Rifftrax's [[Spiritual Successor|spiritual predecessor]]...

* The [[Riff Trax]] for ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' contains a joke pointing out the resemblance between Dr. Woodrue and a certain character from Rifftrax's [[Spiritual Successor|spiritual predecessor]]...

{{quote| '''Bill Corbett: (as Woodrue)''' Yes! Now to achieve my lifelong dream of [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|launching a man into space and forcing him to watch really bad movies]]!}}

** The Rifftrax for the first ''[[X-Men (~~Film~~)|X-Men]]'' movie has a [[Call Back]] to a joke from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.

** The Rifftrax for the first ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' movie has a [[Call Back]] to a joke from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.

{{quote| '''Mike Nelson:''' She wandered into Thunderdome!<br />

'''Bill Corbet:''' Mike...<br />

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'''Bill:''' Kalgan, take me away! }}

*** Not necessarily a throwback, because there is a real product (Calgon) with this slogan.

** Bill Corbett comments of Anakin and Palpatine in the theater in the [[~~Rifftrax~~]] for ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'':

** Bill Corbett comments of Anakin and Palpatine in the theater in the [[Riff Trax]] for ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'':

{{quote| "[[~~MST3K~~|So, they're just gonna sit alone in those theater seats and make wisecracks about the show]]. [[Hypocritical Humor|What Jerks!"]]}}

{{quote| "[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|So, they're just gonna sit alone in those theater seats and make wisecracks about the show]]. [[Hypocritical Humor|What Jerks!"]]}}

** Bill also comments on X-Men's setting of "The Not-Too-Distant Future".

** In D-War, a deep voiced villain asks for help. Leading to "[[The Final Sacrifice|Zap Rowsdower, is that you?]]"

* In the October 2, 2008 [[Star Wars|HoloNet News broadcast]], when discussing the Separatists' [[Star Wars ~~the~~ Clone Wars|new super weapon]], there was mention of how big a ship had to be to mount an ion cannon capable of wiping out entire task forces. The minimal values that the commentators suggest were 8, 12, and 17... which happen to be the different lengths Super Star Destroyers have had in various official media.

* In the October 2, 2008 [[Star Wars|HoloNet News broadcast]], when discussing the Separatists' [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|new super weapon]], there was mention of how big a ship had to be to mount an ion cannon capable of wiping out entire task forces. The minimal values that the commentators suggest were 8, 12, and 17... which happen to be the different lengths Super Star Destroyers have had in various official media.

* In the current version of the webnovel ''[[John Dies At the End]]'', the protagonists are heading to a final showdown without really knowing what to expect, and the narrator is armed with a chainsaw. At one point, he wonders whether he could have gotten caught in his situation with a dumber weapon. This is a nod to the earliest version of the story, wherein the narrator is in the same situation but armed with a sword.

* In the current version of the webnovel ''[[John Dies at the End]]'', the protagonists are heading to a final showdown without really knowing what to expect, and the narrator is armed with a chainsaw. At one point, he wonders whether he could have gotten caught in his situation with a dumber weapon. This is a nod to the earliest version of the story, wherein the narrator is in the same situation but armed with a sword.

* ''[[There Will Be Brawl]]'' is chock full of Mythology Gags from all over the [[Nintendo]] universe.

* In ''The Brothers Mario'' by The Game Station, has the eponymous characters knock over an armored truck with a million coins. They mention how it's enough to buy a new life. It's enough to buy [[Law of One Hundred|10'000 new lives]].